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State-Sponsored Assassins Tend to Get Away

By Paul WachterMar 6th 2010 – 9:50AM

(March 6) -- Details continue to trickle out about the assassination in January of Hamas military leader Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai. And while Israel has not confirmed or denied involvement, everyone -- even Israel's friends -- suspects its intelligence service, Mossad, masterminded and carried out the hit. The Mossad...

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  • 05/28/12 Robert Fisk: Clinton's $33m raid on Pakistan shows... Source: The Independent - London - UK Well, that will teach the Pakistanis to mess around with a brave doctor who is prepared to help the American institution that tortures and murders its enemies.
  • 05/24/12 Frank Dobson calls on government to pay Litvinenko... Source: Camden News Journal - London - UK HOLBORN and St Pancras MP Frank Dobson has told Justice Secretary Ken Clarke to stop the bill for Alexander Litvinenko's coroner's inquest falling on Camden taxpayers.
  • 05/17/12 EXCLUSIVE: Services could be ht, as cash-strapped... Source: Camden News Journal - London - UK THE Town Hall has been left stunned by a demand to pay at least £1million to host an inquest into the death of poisoned former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko.
  • 04/26/12 Russian Press at a Glance, Thursday, April 26, 2012 Source: RIA Novosti - Russia The ruling United Russia party will hold a congress on May 26 to appoint outgoing president Dmitry Medvedev its chairman.
  • 04/25/12 Litvinenko accused passes lie detector test Source: FT.com Lie detectors are inadmissable as evidence in England and Wales, according to a spokesperson for the UK Crown Prosecution Service, who said "Mr Lugovoi remains wanted in the UK to face trial". , According to a statement given to the press on Wednesday, Mr Lugovoi was asked three main questions during the two-and-a-half hour session: if he had done anything that could result Mr Litvinenko's death; if he had been involved in his death; and if he had ever dealt with polonium.

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